Associate Director, Internal Investigations

AbbVie • North Chicago, IL

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About The Position

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com . Follow @abbvie on X , Facebook , Instagram , YouTube , LinkedIn and Tik Tok . The position conducts global internal investigations relating to alleged violations of the AbbVie Code of Business Conduct (and other policies and procedures) and legal or regulatory requirements. The Investigator also contributes to training, communications, and proactive mitigation of risk by working closely with a range of stakeholders based on investigations activity worldwide. Leads company investigations involving alleged violations of AbbVie’s Code of Business Conduct, compliance policies, and/or the law.

Requirements

• 5 plus years of legal or compliance experience, focused on the following areas: FCPA, Anti-Kickback Statute, False Claims Act, Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption, pharmaceutical promotion issues, privacy, antitrust.
• Prior investigations experience strongly preferred.
• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Proven ability to communicate collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders in a manner that builds, maintains, and enhances a positive and productive working relationship.
• Curious, unbiased, empathetic, and action-oriented mindset.
• Thrives in teams-based, collaborative environment.
• Operates with utmost discretion and able to multi-task.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Regular execution of strong analytical and conceptual thinking and sound judgment.
• Proven ability to work independently with minimal supervision and direction.
• Willingness to travel globally on short notice, up to 20%.

Nice To Haves

• CPA, CFE, Master's, or JD is preferred.
• Fluency in language(s) in addition to English is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Leading investigations from intake to resolution, including: Reviewing facts and analyzing policy requirements and related documentation; Interviewing reporters, witnesses and subjects; Reaching conclusions and making recommendations on corrective measures to management; Conducting root cause analyses; and Making recommendations to prevent and mitigate similar instances in the future.
• Working collaboratively with Legal when the investigation is being performed at Legal’s direction.
• Ensuring that investigations are completed thoroughly, confidentially, and in a timely fashion.
• Developing extensive network of global stakeholders to ensure alignment on approach to investigations process, as well as on specific investigations.
• Aligning with multiple stakeholders, including Legal, local Office of Ethics and Compliance (OEC), Commercial, Business Human Resources and EWR to influence decision making related to investigations outcomes.
• Owning specific stakeholder relationships, serving as point of contact on regional trends and training opportunities.
• Contributing to the development of training, communications and risk mitigation controls worldwide.
• Providing guidance around compliance policies and training.
• Serves as a resource for investigation-related questions across the enterprise.

Benefits

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level